tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80968136807803339152014-10-07T00:21:54.953-05:00Love & MaggieAll About Love &amp; Rockets and The Hernandez Brothersg_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-80855318623799506212012-09-21T10:22:00.001-05:002012-09-21T10:22:46.100-05:00Gilbert Hernandez Please Make This Crazy F***ed-up 1970s Kids Show into a Comic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://2.gvt0.com/vi/zRcNIqrZ6KI/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zRcNIqrZ6KI&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zRcNIqrZ6KI&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRcNIqrZ6KI">via</a><br /><br />This is "Outerscope" a puppet-serial aired in the 70s during the VEGETABLE SOUP program on PBS.&nbsp; I remember the later less-nightmarish version vividly, probably having buried the above version deep in my subconscious.&nbsp; It was about a group of ethnically diverse kids having adventures in a spaceship they built in an old junkyard or vacant lot, can't recall exactly. What a great <strike>all-ages</strike> sci-fi, horror comic this would make if adapted into comics by Gilbert Hernandez.<br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-2279">tvrage</a> VEGETABLE SOUP aired weekdays from September 1975 to December 1978. Here's a blog post by <a href="http://nicksagan.blogs.com/nick_sagan_online/2006/05/vegetable_soup.html">Nick Sagan</a> that covers some history of VEGETABLE SOUP, "Outerscope," and, "Outerscope 2." This page from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166063/fullcredits#cast">IMDBpro</a> provides some names of perpetrators...er,&nbsp;people that contributed to the VEGETABLE SOUP program.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-23810506609439585352012-08-06T17:56:00.000-05:002012-08-06T20:19:59.115-05:00Love and Rockets Links: August edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://galeditora.com.br/Livros/Locas-Maggie-a-Mecanica/Preview/00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://galeditora.com.br/Livros/Locas-Maggie-a-Mecanica/Preview/00.jpg" width="326" /></a>image <a href="http://galeditora.com.br/Livros/Locas-Maggie-a-Mecanica/Descricao.html">via</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>review: Greg McElhatton <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&amp;id=4897">reviews</a> FATIMA 1 for Comic Book Resources.<br />review: Charles Meier <a href="http://darlingdork.com/love-headshots/#more-2155">reviews</a> FATIMA 1 for Darling Dork.<br />review: JK Parkin at Robot 6 gives us <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/06/chain-reactions-hypernaturals-a-hernandez-brother-and-harry-potter-kind-of/">three views</a> of FATIMA 1.<br />review: John Kane of "Savage Critics" <a href="http://www.savagecritic.com/reviews/let-em-loose-bobo-comics-sometimes-they-may-arouse-the-proles/">reviews</a> FATIMA 1 and&nbsp;2.<br />preview: cover and <a href="http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/06/27/preview-orgy-of-zombie-death-in-fatima-the-blood-spinners-1-nsfw/">six pages</a> of FATIMA 1 on The Beat.&nbsp;Only Gilbert could be compared, in the same post, &nbsp;to Jodorowsky, Russ Meyers, Roger Corman, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Fletcher Hanks.<br />review: Tucker Stone reviews LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 5 on tcj.com, he says the Fuck word so watch out.<br /><br />music: Jen Vaughn of Flog Blog links to <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Love-and-Rockets-Draw-Tunes.html&amp;Itemid=113">music playlists</a> for Jaime's Locas and Gilbert's Palomar.<br />Love: Jade at the Drawn and Quarterly Bookstore <a href="http://211blog.drawnandquarterly.com/2012/07/love-and-rockets.html">blog</a>,&nbsp;"211 Bernard,"&nbsp;shares her prized copy of LRNS 5 signed by all three Hernandez brothers, and a some great Love and Rockets&nbsp;shelf porn from the store!<br />inspiration: Leela Corman says,&nbsp;in an <a href="http://www.themillions.com/2012/08/there-is-no-moral-symmetry-in-real-life-the-millions-interviews-leela-corman.html">interview</a> with The Millions,&nbsp;the Hernandez brothers are an influence on her, and her new book UNTERZAKHN.<br />inspiration: Joseph Lambert <a href="http://www.submarinesubmarine.com/2012/07/new-worlds-in-nobrow-7.html">shares</a> a panel from his story in NOBROW 7 which was inspired by a panel from Jaime's "Bay of Threes."<br /><br />scholarly: Derek Royal's "The Hernandez Brothers' Love and Rockets" <a href="http://www.optionabull.com/Papers/in/Jaime_Hernandez">academic</a> paper can be found here, download requires login via academia.edu or facebook, though.<br /><br />clarification: Scott Dunbier said at Comic Con that <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&amp;id=40175">"Jaime Hernandez turned me down"</a> on the question of doing one of those IDW Artist's Editions on his work, sorry for not catching that for our last links edition. I'd love to beg until Jaime relented as his work looks so much better the bigger it's reproduced, but I really couldn't afford that sort of book. anyway.&nbsp; <br /><br />twitter: @amandecherie shares links to that <a href="http://twitter.com/amandecherie/statuses/231763144488411136">NPR Jaime</a> story, the tweet is in French so that's pretty much why I'm linking. <br />twitter: Sean P. Belcher tweet links to our book release post.&nbsp; Hmm...if I link to a tweet that links to the blog from which I'm linking will the internet explode?&nbsp; Hey kids, click <a href="http://twitter.com/SeanPBelcher/statuses/231722917925359616">here</a> and find out!<br />twitter: the mysterious lady cosplayed as <a href="http://twitter.com/artofdawn/statuses/231492879594422274">Boot Angel</a> at Comic Con has identified herself.<br />twitter: KH Perkins asks a good <a href="http://twitter.com/khperkins/statuses/231335093573140480">question</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe he talks to much about baseball and hemorrhoids in his tweets.<br />twitter: Jaime's wife tweet links that <a href="http://twitter.com/shatterday/statuses/231239597475119104">NPR Jaime</a> story, and <a href="http://twitter.com/shatterday/statuses/225403415906361344">Jaime's</a> Comic Con memories news story.<br />twitter: a couple folks had this <a href="http://twitter.com/MauricioMuniz/statuses/229241039339282432">Locas trailer</a> from @gal_editora posted on twitter, here's Mauricio Muniz's well-backgrounded posting. Oh, here's another <a href="http://twitter.com/MauricioMuniz/statuses/229747451534385152">one</a> from Mauricio.<br />twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/Jordan_Crane/statuses/229382425040539648">Jordan Crane + Jaime Hernandez</a>. Why haven't you clicked on the link yet??<br />twitter: Melanie B. Glover: a hometown fan of <a href="http://twitter.com/melbglover/statuses/228719895808983042">Jaime</a> and Locas.<br />twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/AlwaysYadiee/statuses/225434446243962880">not</a> a fan of <a href="http://twitter.com/AlwaysYadiee/statuses/225433864414306308">not</a> Jaime.<br />twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/hqmaniacs/statuses/223505114810433537">news</a> of Gal Editora's Brazillian edition of LOCAS: MAGGIE, A MECANICA, 152 pages, 21x26cm dimensions.<br />twitter: Eva Marie Saavedra links to a <a href="http://twitter.com/evamsaavedra/statuses/231777929581981696">list</a> of&nbsp;"writers of color" on which is the great Gilbert. Sounds vaguely racist to me, but I guess it's meant well.<br />twitter: John Linton Roberson <a href="http://twitter.com/jlr_1969/statuses/229842126509314048">endorses</a> Gilbert's BIRDLAND.<br />twitter: Tom Spurgeon is <a href="http://twitter.com/comicsreporter/statuses/229273109365129217">hilarious</a>, and he's the only person to become more well-known after leaving The Comics Journal editorial board.&nbsp; Well, there's Tom Heintjes and frickin' Frank Young, and...shutting up now.<br />twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/cowsarejustfood/statuses/225572215230447616">this is creepy</a>.<br />twitter: Oli Arditi <a href="http://twitter.com/oli_the_bass/statuses/225277274121961473">writes</a> of his love for Gilbert's work.<br />twitter: Missed it. Sean T. Collins tweet links to his <a href="http://twitter.com/theseantcollins/statuses/223080739409895424">review</a> of FATIMA 1 at tcj.com, it's a good one.<br />twitter: Michael DeForge tweets his <a href="http://twitter.com/michael_deforge/statuses/222788001263136768">thoughts</a> on Gilbert's work.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-15878772386459133472012-08-04T06:51:00.000-05:002012-08-04T06:51:00.501-05:00Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez Book Release Dates 2012-13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://1.gvt0.com/vi/8MlrqCN-vg0/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8MlrqCN-vg0&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8MlrqCN-vg0&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><br />*Gilbert Hernadez THE ADVENTURES OF VENUS now in stock at <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-adventures-of-venus-2.html">Fantagraphics</a>.&nbsp;video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MlrqCN-vg0">via</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://0.gvt0.com/vi/dFLUKCbfcfQ/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dFLUKCbfcfQ&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dFLUKCbfcfQ&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>*Jaime Herandez GOD AND SCIENCE now in stock at <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/god-and-science-return-of-the-ti-girls.html">Fantagraphics</a>. video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFLUKCbfcfQ">via</a><br />*Gilbert Hernandez MARBLE SEASON due October 2 as per amazon.com<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-new-stories-5-aug.-2012.html"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/59c2b30830b8114878518af977f89d11.jpg" width="259" />via</a></div><br />*Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 5 due October 5 as per amazon.com; due in September and available for pre-order now from <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-new-stories-5-aug.-2012.html">Fantagraphics</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dw-wp.com/2012/08/best-american-comics-2012-table-of-contents/"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://dw-wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bac2012cover.png" width="248" />via</a></div><br />*Jaime Hernandez (excerpt only)&nbsp;BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2012 due October as per Jen Vaughn on Flog Blog<br />*Marc Sobel THE LOVE AND ROCKETS READER: FROM HOPPERS TO PALOMAR due October 24 as per amazon.com; due tentatively Ocotber 24 as per Fantagraphics<br />*Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez LOVE AND ROCKETS: THE COVERS due November 21 as per amazon.com; due tentatively November 21 as per Fantagraphics<br />*Marc Sobel and Kristy Valenti LOVE AND ROCKETS COMPANION: 30 YEARS AND COUNTING due December 21 as per amazon.com; due tentatively September 26 as per Fantagraphics<br />*Gilbert Hernandez JULIO'S DAY due January 9, 2013 as per amazon.com; due tentatively&nbsp;December 7, 2012 as per Fantagraphics<br />*Gilbert Hernandez NEW TALES OF OLD PALOMAR (hardcover) due out April 10, 2013 as per amazon.com and comicsreporter.com<br />*Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez PETER BAGGE'S OTHER STUFF due out April 13, 2013 as per amazon.com<br />*Jaime Hernandez&nbsp;and Todd Hignite&nbsp;THE ART OF JAIME HERNANDEZ available now as a digitial release on <a href="http://www.comixology.com/The-Art-of-Jaime-Hernandez-The-Secrets-of-Life-and-Death/digital-comic/JAN101200">Comixology</a> for only 12.99<br />*Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 1-4 available now as digital releases from <a href="http://www.comixology.com/Love-Rockets-New-Stories/comics-series/3620">Comixology</a> for 7.99 each<br /><br />Thanks to Jacq Cohen at Fantagraphics for information regarding their upcoming 2012 Hernandez books.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-20171681229096443472012-07-30T15:41:00.000-05:002012-07-30T15:41:53.994-05:00Love and Rockets Links: Comic Con Overview<span style="color: blue;">Photos:</span> Nice photos and short bios of all <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_guests.php">three</a> Hernandez brothers on the Special Guest list at the Comic Con website.<br /><span style="color: blue;">List:</span> LA Times "Hero Complex" <a href="http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/17/comic-con-memories-jaime-hernandez-on-san-diegos-days-of-ink/?track=latiphoneapp">posts</a> Jaime's "30 Memories from 30 Years of the big Con in San Diego.[...]"&nbsp; My favorite is #27: "I remember when&nbsp;people were still friendly with Gary Groth." via Comic Reporter<br /><span style="color: blue;">List:</span> Eric Reynolds <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Comic-Con-Memories.html&amp;Itemid=113">shares</a> his 30 years of San Diego Comic Con memories, including "Drunk late-night walks with Jaime back to the hotel."<br /><span style="color: blue;">Preview:</span> Comic Book Resources gives us large-size <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/07/sdcc-12-exclusive-first-look-at-six-new-love-and-rockets-30th-anniversary-t-shirts/">scans</a> of all the Love and Rockets 30th Anniversary t-shirts sold at Comic Con.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Analysis:</span> On the Monday before Comic Con Tom Spurgeon wrote a great <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/a_plea_to_my_peers_please_consider_a_comic_con_related_article_about_los_br/">"Plea To My Peers"</a> about how fellow comics reporters or reporters should write articles about Los Bros Hernandez and their 30 year legacy in conjuction with the "30th Anniversary" celebration of Love and Rockets and Los Bros.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Follow Up:</span> Jen Vaughn posts <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Love-and-Rockets-Coverage.html&amp;Itemid=113">links</a> to all the Love and Rockets 30th Anniverary coverage on Flog Blog, an excellent effort (I'm Jealous).<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photos:</span> Jen Vaughn <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Jen-s-Photo-Diary.html&amp;Itemid=113">posted</a> many great Los Bros-themed photos from the Con on Flog Blog, including the Fantagraphics staff modeling those popular Love and Rockets t-shirts; Gilbert, Jaime, and Miss Hernandez at one of their signing marathons; screen shot of all three Hernandez Bros. on MTV; another signing with Gilbert and Jaime looking&nbsp;at Chris Duffy; the hated Matt Fraction showing off his LRNS 5, Gilbert sketch, Jacques Tardi book,&nbsp;AND copy of Gary Panter's Dal Tokyo (talent and good taste, what's wrong with this guy!); the only Love and Rockets costumed fan in history, a perfect Boot Angel outfit; and, finally, a nice shot of Jaime and cartoonist Ed Piskor.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Tribute:</span> @TheSindiecate tweet links to a Coleen Coover <a href="http://twitter.com/TheSindiecate/statuses/223112306110894080">Gilbert tribute</a> for Love and Rockets 30th Anniversary at Comic Con.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Tribute:</span> Marc Palm tweets a link to the original art to his <a href="http://twitter.com/swellzombie/statuses/223166355623526401">Jaime tribute</a> for the Comic Con program book. Nice work,&nbsp;@swellzombie.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> "Celebrating 30 Years of Love and Rockets at Comic-Con International" <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Celebrating-30-Years-of-Love-and-Rockets.html&amp;Itemid=113">press release</a> written by Jen Vaughn detailing all the various events and merchandise connected to this anniversary.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> For history's sake here are all the <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Fantagraphics-at-San-Diego-Comic-Con-2012-The-Signings.html&amp;Itemid=113">Los Bros signings</a> scheduled for the Love and Rockets 30th Anniversary celebration at Comic Con. press release by Janice Headley on Flog Blog.<br /><ul><li>Wednesday 7:00pm-8:00pm GNM</li><li>Thursday 12:00pm-2:00pm GNJM</li><li>Thursday 3:30pm-5:30pm GNJM</li><li>Friday 10:30am-12:00pm GNJM</li><li>Friday 2:00pm-3:30pm GNJM</li><li>Saturday 11:00am-12:30pm GNJM</li><li>Saturday 3:00pm-5:00pm GNJM</li><li>Sunday 11:30am-1:30pm GNJM</li></ul><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> Preview Night (Wednesday) at Comic Con with Tom Spurgeon has him <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/39201/">hearing</a> from Fantagraphics that Love and Rockets products were a good seller that night.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> Publishers Weekly's Calvin Reid <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/52969-preview-night-at-san-diego-comic-con-international-2012-.html">writes</a> about Comic Con Preview night.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Weird:</span> Jen Vaughn has the dreaded <a href="http://twitter.com/TheJenya/statuses/223286289955434496">"meat sweats"</a> with Jacq Cohen and Gilbert at Comic Con Preview night.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Fantagraphics <a href="http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/statuses/223237412233560064">posts</a> a good photo of Mario and Gilbert at Comic Con Preview night.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Jody Culkin <a href="http://twitter.com/jodyculkin/statuses/223438802411200512">tweets</a> an excellent father-daughter image from Comic Con Preview night. More photos by Jody <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/53051-photo-mania-san-diego-comic-con-international-2012.html">here</a>.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Video:</span> Fantagraphics co-publisher, Eric Reynolds, has <a href="http://twitter.com/earinc/statuses/223543604302454787">some</a> choreographic advice for Jaime.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Los Bros eye-view of the folks <a href="http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/statuses/223492583085703168">waiting</a> in line for a Thursday signing at Comic Con.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Five photos from <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Fantagraphics-at-San-Diego-Comic-Con-2012-Thursday-sights.html&amp;Itemid=113">Thursday</a> by Mike Baehr, of various Hernandez's, posted on Flog Blog.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Sketch:</span> Kylie Klein <a href="http://twitter.com/KokoKabana/statuses/223574589945552896">garnered</a> a Hopey sketch from Jaime on Thursday at Comic Con.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> On Thursday @PopCultureHound <a href="http://twitter.com/PopCultureHound/statuses/223548236059779073">reported</a> IDW editor Scott Dunbier was&nbsp;interested in&nbsp;publishing a Jaime Artists Edition.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> AV Club's Noel Murray <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-comics-side-of-comiccon-is-this-a-new-golden-a,82594/">mentions</a> hearing "that Fantagraphics had to bring in more copies of the new Love and Rockets book because it had sold out its supply by Thursday."<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Sarah Oleksyk captures our <a href="http://twitter.com/sarahohmygod/statuses/223706844399538176">favorite</a> LOCAS artist&nbsp;at 2am Friday morning, he's looking a little blurry hope it's just the phone pic!<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Great family <a href="http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/statuses/223699867942387712">portrait</a> posted by Fantagraphics, Carol, N., Gilbert, and Jaime on Friday at Comic Con.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Sketch:</span> Ben Levin got a pensive Maggie <a href="http://twitter.com/ben_levin/statuses/223895003217408001">sketch</a> from Jaime on Friday at Comic Con and shares it via twitter.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Gilbert&nbsp;captured in a <a href="http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/statuses/224305683254882304">disturbingly relaxed</a> moment, getting made up for the&nbsp; Los Bros interview on MTV Friday.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Profile:</span> Peter Rowe <a href="http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/14/30-years-love-and-rockets/">writes</a> about "30 years of Love and Rockets" for U-T San Diego on Saturday.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photos:</span> Mike Baehr <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Fantagraphics-at-San-Diego-Comic-Con-2012-Saturday-Sunday-spectacular.html&amp;Itemid=113">posts</a> four photos, on Flog Blog,&nbsp;of Los Bros (and friends)&nbsp;from Saturday and Sunday signings at the Fantagraphics booth.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> Flaming Carrot creator Bob Burden <a href="http://twitter.com/fantagraphics/statuses/224406429031874561">caught</a> in line at a Los Bros signing on Saturday at Comic Con. Didn't know aging cartoonists attracted the babes like it shows in this photo, or should I say intelligent female readers!<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo:</span> PW Comics World <a href="http://twitter.com/PWComicsWorld/statuses/224319881661788160">tweets</a> a photo of Jaime and Mario walking at Comic Con on Saturday.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Video:</span> tcj.com <a href="http://www.tcj.com/sdcc-12-love-and-rockets-30th-anniversary-panel/">posts</a> the video for the "Love and Rockets 30th Anniversary Panel" hosted by Gary Groth and featuring Mario, Gilbert, and Jaime Hernandez.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> @NorrinR <a href="http://twitter.com/NorrinR/statuses/224244053200478208">links</a> to a Bleeding Cool report of Los Bros Hernandez all being awarded Inkpot Awards, a first for Mario.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> Saturday at Comic Con 2012 with Tom Spurgeon has him <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/notes_from_the_2012_cci_floor_04/">chastising</a> Gary Groth for only covering the first few years of Love and Rockets at the "30th Anniversary" panel for Los Bros., also Spurgeon counts 200 people at that panel, and news that Mario won an Inkpot Award.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> Sunday at Comic Con 2012 with Tom Spurgeon, has him <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/notes_from_the_2012_cci_floor_05/">talking</a> with Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and Shelton Drum at the Jaime Hernandez signing at the Fantagraphics booth, and the Love and Rockets t-shirts were a "big hit."<br /><span style="color: blue;">Sketch:</span> Sudro Brown II's friend Rob got a sketch of <a href="http://twitter.com/sudro2/statuses/224733767242223616">Luba</a>, by Gilbert of course,&nbsp;in his hardcover LUBA book on Sunday.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Profile:</span> Steve Appleford <a href="http://articles.pasadenasun.com/2012-07-15/entertainment/32687567_1_maggie-and-hopey-los-bros-hernandez-superheroes">interviews</a> Jaime Hernandez for the Pasadena SUN on Sunday<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Analysis:</span> Tom Spurgeon goes over his <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/comic_con_international_2012_a_cr_report/">memories</a> of Comic Con 2012 and at point&nbsp;#9 discusses how the show seemed to go for Los Bros Hernandez.<br /><span style="color: blue;">News:</span> Tom Spurgeon recalls in his final Con <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/one_last_summary_post_on_the_summers_big_funnybook_show/">article</a>, "Jaime Hernandez suggested a lot of his Locas characters would return in future Love&nbsp;and Rockets stories."<br /><span style="color: blue;">Photos:</span> Jessica Campbell, formerly of D&amp;Q, <a href="http://drawnandquarterly.blogspot.com/2012/07/sdcc.html">posts</a> tons of photos from Comic Con 2012 including many quality photos of Gilbert and his immediate family (and, I believe, some questionable photos of Tom Spurgeon. Hmm...).<br /><span style="color: blue;">Memories:</span> Janice Headley <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Fantagraphics-at-San-Diego-Comic-Con-2012-Janices-Report.html&amp;Itemid=113">talks</a> briefly about second-generation Hernandez,&nbsp;Miss Hernandez, in her Comic Con report for Flog Blog.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Memories:</span> Kate Beaton <a href="http://twitter.com/beatonna/statuses/224953978708951042">attended</a> a Comic Con dinner with Gilbert, and she's a fan of his Palomar stories. Please go fall in a hole if I have to explain who&nbsp;Kate Beaton is.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Free:</span> Read the COMIC CON ANNUAL 2012 <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/common/comic-con_annual.php">online</a> with an article on the 30th Anniversary of Love and Rockets by Charles Brownstein.<br />thanks to comics reporter and flogblog for all the great coverage of Los Bros at SAN DIEGO Comic Con 2012.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-23871258674641439462012-07-23T15:14:00.001-05:002012-07-23T15:14:35.808-05:00Love and Rockets Links: Celebrity Twitter EditionRecently-retired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver <a href="http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Hines-Ward-announces-retirement/83dfeee4-a819-438e-a019-47b2ecf02fcf">Hines Ward</a>&nbsp;tweeted from Comic Con International about our favorite cartoonists, <a href="http://twitter.com/ReceiverHines/statuses/224332624880091138">Gilbert and Jaime</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://prod.images.steelers.clubs.nflcdn.com/image-web/NFL/CDA/data/deployed/prod/STEELERS/assets/images/imported/PIT/photos/clubimages/2012/03-March/Hines_Ward_39--nfl_mezz_1280_1024.jpg?width=960&amp;height=720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://prod.images.steelers.clubs.nflcdn.com/image-web/NFL/CDA/data/deployed/prod/STEELERS/assets/images/imported/PIT/photos/clubimages/2012/03-March/Hines_Ward_39--nfl_mezz_1280_1024.jpg?width=960&amp;height=720" width="256" /></a></div>Mr. Ward played for the Steelers from 1998-2011, was the MVP of Super Bowl XL, and had a small role as a kick-returner on <a href="http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/videos/The-Dark-Knight-Rises-Pittsburgh-Premiere/82f0a02f-5198-4d7e-a6ae-33977cf785dc">"The Dark Knight Rises."</a><br />image <a href="http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/photo-gallery/Hines-Ward-Photo-Gallery/5734a14b-ff63-401f-9175-1dad64369276#a6d0a43d-2704-47f9-ada4-8646de7f8dd4">via</a>. (c)2012 Pittsburgh Steelers. All Rights Reserved.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-74798073787629221592012-05-07T12:06:00.000-05:002012-05-07T12:06:09.356-05:00Love and Rockets Links: May 7<a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=First-Look-Love-and-Rockets-New-Stories-5.html&amp;Itemid=113">news:</a> Mike Baehr at FlogBlog previews the covers to LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 5, to be released at the upcoming&nbsp;Comic Con International amidst the 30th anniversary festivities for L&amp;R.<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Heating-up-with-Summer-releases.html&amp;Itemid=113">news:</a> Mike also showed us that advance copies of GOD &amp; SCIENCE: THE RETURN OF THE TI-GIRLS are in the house and some of you have already (or will)&nbsp;purchased copies at recent conventions.<br /><span style="color: red;">obituaries:</span> Two more celebrations of the life of Josep Maria Berneguer (1944-2012) by <a href="http://www.tcj.com/josep-maria-berenguer-1944-2012-the-last-libertine-publisher/">Hernan Migoya</a> and <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/josep_maria_berenguer_1944_2012/">Tom Spurgeon</a>.<br /><a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/05/my-mocca-photo-diary/">news:</a> Chris Mautner's "MoCCA Photo Diary" includes talk from the Fantagraphics table of the above mentioned GOD AND SCIENCE advance copies selling out at that show. Way to go super-sellers.<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/SPXcomics/statuses/197785413702795264">twitter:</a> Everything you need to know about Jaime and Gilbert's appearance at this years Small Press Expo in Maryland.<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MistahPhil/statuses/199352424392171520">twitter</a>: Phil Jackson links to a post of one of those great ads for Fantagraphics original LOVE AND ROCKETS 1, as drawn by Beto.<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/MsMcLallen/statuses/198844917127200768">twitter:</a> @MsMcLallen makes the best of a&nbsp;bad Free Comic Day experience.<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/GUIDESwebseries/statuses/198306006818766849">twitter:</a> An unattributed quote from Gilbert.<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/zpravycz/statuses/198671398124785664">twitter:</a> I love foreign-language tweets, nice one by @Zpravycz.<br /><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2012/05/graphic-elvis-brings-the-king-to-cartoons/1">preview:</a> Apparently Gilbert has an illustration in the upcoming GRAPHIC ELVIS book, not sure if he was included in the Free Comic Book Day version.<br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/leaping-tall-buildings/?viewall=true">preview:</a> LEAPING TALL BUILDINGS by Christopher Irving, Seth Kushner, and Erik Skillman a photo/art book featuring Jaime among many others.<br /><a href="http://annaclover.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/gilbert-hernandezs-sloth-a-comic-review/">review:</a> Red Clover is tough on Gilbert's SLOTH graphic novel.<br /><a href="http://www.chapelboro.com/I-Heart-Love-and-Rockets/12305170?pid=236014">a fan's life:</a> a nice&nbsp;piece about her decade of reading LOVE AND ROCKETS&nbsp;by Alicia Korenman in her "Graphic Novelities" column. (Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere)<br /><a href="http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/04/28/mocca-fest-2012-saturday-what-i-saw/">what the f???:</a> Torsten Adair, at The Beat, writes of his great finds at the recent MoCCA festival, including a fellow named Bob Stevenson who had a 1984 San Diego Con&nbsp;mini-comic titled HOW TO DRAW FLIES with a contribution by Jaime. How's that for obscure?<br /><a href="http://backtotheworld.net/2012/04/25/moments-in-love/">review:</a> Here's a nice take on Jaime's "The Love Bunglers" by Chris Randle at Back to the World.<br /><a href="http://www.vice.com/read/nick-gazins-comic-book-love-in-56">review:</a> Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-In #56.&nbsp; A short, honest review of Gilbert and Mario's CITIZEN REX hardcover.<br /><br />Next month should see the release of Gilbert's new fun and gruesome Dark Horse series:<br /><a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-307/Fatima-The-Blood-Spinners-1-Gilbert-Hernandez-cover">FATIMA: THE BLOOD SPINNERS 1</a> due out June 20, 2012<br /><a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-308/Fatima-The-Blood-Spinners-2">FATIMA: THE BLOOD SPINNERS 2</a> due out&nbsp;July 18, 2012g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-28482550971724197562012-05-01T12:36:00.000-05:002012-05-01T12:39:39.837-05:00Love and Rockets Links: May 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lacupula.com/web//imgs/tapes_art/tapa1027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.lacupula.com/web//imgs/tapes_art/tapa1027.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>Fantagraphics co-publisher Eric Reynolds brought sad <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Josep-Maria-Berenguer-R.I.P..html&amp;Itemid=113">news</a> of the passing of La Cupula publisher Josep Maria Berenguer, who brought the world Spanish-language editions of LOVE AND ROCKETS and so many other underground and alternative cartoonists. <a href="http://www.lacupula.com/web/articulo.do?idArt=1027">image above: cover to La Cupula edition of Gilbert's LUBA hardcover.</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/marcsobel3/statuses/197320244581236738">twitter:</a> "Scoop" Sobel digs up the long-awaited collected edition of Gilbert's JULIO'S DAY on Amazon<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fantagraphics/statuses/193563779710193664">twitter:</a> Fantagraphics links to Jason doing some Human Diastrophism-era Gilbert characters<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fantagraphics/statuses/193563779710193664">twitter:</a> some&nbsp;whining by retailer Secret Headquarters<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/PageFortyFive/statuses/193013869516562433">twitter:</a> Page 45 drumming up some interest in Gilbert's FATIMA<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/SenseiComics/statuses/192900308781899776">twitter:</a> entrecomics links to their posting of that video interview of Los Bros floating around the internet, includes spanish-language comments by a Juan O.<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Haywillouis/statuses/192887645611892736">twitter:</a> Aki gives her view on LOVE AND ROCKETS<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jollybaez/statuses/192455734821261313">twitter:</a> Richie Baez compares Gilbert and David Lynch<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/iamjcjimenez/statuses/192169000912945152">twitter:</a> JC Jimenez is reading LOVE FROM THE SHADOWS (I'm jealous, I don't have that one yet)<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/americaware/statuses/191911916589940736">twitter:</a> Americaware links to an Iowans review of the YEAH! collection<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/petecorson/statuses/194830221755691008">twitter:</a> I like this comment, though I may not agree with it<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/alvaropons/statuses/194711099210346496">twitter:</a> Long live the lists of favorite cartoonists with absolutely no context (Hey Fantagraphics where's the Mariscal retrospective book?)<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/juliascheele/statuses/194527700273201157">twitter:</a> @juliascheele look for the LOVE AND ROCKETS LIBRARY: THE LOCAS COLLECTION<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Is-It-Wrong-of-Me-to-Gloat-.html&amp;Itemid=113">flogblog:</a> I don't usually link to FlogBlog since anyone who likes Tres Bros should already be reading that everyday. However, it's great news from editor Kim Thompson that Jaime's new 50 pages (or so) are in the house and ready to go for LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 5.<br /><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gilbert-Hernandez-Beto-Sketch-Autograph-Authentic-No-Reserve/150806833517">ebay:</a> Does nobody want a vintage Beto sketch for $10.00? I don't know who's selling it, but everyone should take a look at least.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-14759002487555591652012-04-16T12:39:00.000-05:002012-04-16T12:39:38.937-05:00Fantagraphics Books Updated Release Dates: Jaime, Gilbert, and Jaxon<a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-new-stories-3-2nd-printing-pre-order-2.html">LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 3</a> (2nd Printing) pre-order available now, due May 2012.<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/god-and-science-return-of-the-ti-girls-july-2012.html">GOD AND SCIENCE: RETURN OF THE TI-GIRLS</a> (reprints Jaime's two-part story with additional materials in quality hardcover) not available for pre-order yet can be ordered from the <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/in-the-current-previews-catalog-2.html">current PREVIEWS</a>, due July 2012.<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-adventures-of-venus-may-2012.html">THE ADVENTURES OF VENUS</a> (square hardcover reprinting "Venus" stories from Gilbert's late-lamented MEASLES anthology) pre-order available now, due June 2012.<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/jack-jackson-s-american-history-los-tejanos-lost-cause-feb.-2012-4.html">JACK JACKSON'S AMERICAN HISTORY: LOS TEJANOS &amp; LOST CAUSE</a> is not available for pre-order yet, currently due August 2012.<br /><br />Stuff You Can Own Today:<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/fbi-mini-04-before-love-and-rockets.html">FBI MINI 04: BEFORE LOVE AND ROCKETS</a> is still available as a premium with the purchase of any LOVE AND ROCKETS release.&nbsp; I've got a copy and the quality of reproduction is very high, on some fun old Los Bros work.<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/maggie-and-hopey-color-fun-1.html">MAGGIE AND HOPEY COLOR FUN 1</a> available again, or found behind the couch at FB headquarters.<br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/203-artists/283-gilbert-hernandez/fantagraphics/578-goody-good-comics-1.html">GOODY GOOD COMICS 1</a> still in print, nice one-shot anthology edited by Gilbert.g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-67728597270621084802012-04-16T06:19:00.002-05:002012-04-16T06:19:41.310-05:00Love and Rockets Links: April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2012/04/fatimabs-2-fc-fnl-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2012/04/fatimabs-2-fc-fnl-copy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/GILBERT-HERNANDEZ-GRIP-2-ORIGINAL-COVER-ART/120895076464">ebay:</a> Original cover art for Gilbert's supremely weird GRIP 2.<br /><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;item=110853047960&amp;nma=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ihbe%252F%252Fad%252BzC5EPFdt%252F5j%252FYKpVZc%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc">ebay:</a> take a look at this vintage concert poster by Gilbert. Whatever happened to Dr. Know?<br /><br />There was a blow up on twitter earlier in the month over Jaime's work in LRNS 4 not being nominated for an Eisner award. We remain neutral on the subject of idiots that can't identify great work among the mediocrity that is the goal of most comics these days. Hower, read some folks who had a real opinion on the subject: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/statuses/187607140180037633">Tom</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/statuses/187607213152534528">Spurgeon;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cmautner/statuses/187612261966299137">Chris Mautner;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/PolCulture/statuses/187613931102146561">Rob Martin;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/evandorkin/statuses/187615243902533632">Evan Dorkin;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/marcsobel3/statuses/187615263108235264">Marc Sobel</a> (nice background art, Marc); <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/dustinharbin/statuses/187615740566847488">Dustin Harbin;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/evandorkin/statuses/187615799857524738">Evan Dorkin 2;</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mrphoenix/statuses/187685994252877824">Woodrow Phoenix;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/evandorkin/statuses/187946948215578624">Evan Dorkin 3;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/brubaker/statuses/188038158343081984">Ed Brubaker;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/brubaker/statuses/188044926737588225">Ed Brubaker 2;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/willpfeifer/statuses/188064421984206848">Will Pfeifer;</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/marcsobel3/statuses/188291695388012544">Marc Sobel 2;</a> and, class guy that he is I found no tweets pertaining to this subject in&nbsp;Jaime twitter activity of the time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/715f47eec5c8f26b_landing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/715f47eec5c8f26b_landing" width="320" /></a></div>The Hooded Utilitarian site is posting a number of articles on Jaime's LOCAS series: <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/remembering-locas/">Corey Creekmur;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/rereading-the-locas-stories/">Robert Stanley Martin;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/disjointed-glimpses-or-the-wrong-way-to-read-locas/">Jason Michelitch;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/04/lightning-only-strikes-twice-once-yknow-phallic-mothers-fetishism-and-replacement-in-the-comics-of-los-bros-hernandez-part-i/">Eric Berlatsky 1;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/04/lightning-only-strikes-twice-once-yknow-phallic-mothers-fetishism-and-replacement-in-the-comics-of-los-bros-hernandez-part-ii/">Eric Berlatsky 2;</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/locas-y-la-loca-perdida/">Jenny Gonzalez-Blitz;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/love-and-rockets-and-lesbians/">Richard Cook;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/exes-and-ohs-2/">James Romberger;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/la-maggie-la-superhero/">Derik Badman;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/thoughts-on-love-rockets-new-stories-3-and-4/">Marc Sobel;</a> <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/when-you-and-i-were-young-maggie/">Noah Berlatsky;</a> and, <a href="http://hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/03/from-hoppers-to-honolulu-a-fan-letter-to-jaime-hernandez/">Deb Aoki.</a> Hopefully these links still work, although you aren't really missing much if they don't.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mrrl.org/read/index.php/love-and-rockets-new-stories-vol-4/">review:</a> Brian reviews LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES 4 for the River Readers section of the Missouri River Regional Library's MO Book Challenge Team site (whew).<br /><a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/09/dark-horse-july-covers-bagge-carnevale-gampa-hernandez-j-p-leon/">preview:</a> Andy Khouri previews Dark Horse releases for July,&nbsp;including Gilbert's FATIMA: THE BLOOD SPINNERS 2. image at top&nbsp;also <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/09/dark-horse-july-covers-bagge-carnevale-gampa-hernandez-j-p-leon/">via</a> Comics Alliance, and (c)2012 Gilbert Hernandez.<br /><br />baseball girls image (c)2012 Time, Inc. Taken July 7, 1950 by Howard Sochurek. <a href="http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=715f47eec5c8f26b">via</a>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-571395588660847752012-02-06T09:29:00.005-06:002012-02-09T09:49:00.380-06:00Love and Rockets Links: 2/6<div><div>Tom Spurgeon <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/mike_catron_and_preston_white_return_to_fantagraphics/">reported</a> recently on the triumphant return of two much missed former founders of Fantagraphics Books to the company: <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_newsmaker_interview_mike_catron/">Mike Catron</a> and Preston (Don't-Call-Him-Peppy) White. Mike Catron was an original co-conspirator on THE NOSTALGIA (COMICS) JOURNAL, and for readers of this site Preston White is credited with color separations for the iconic cover of the first issue of LOVE AND ROCKETS (as well as Production work on the issue). FlogBlog also announces the hirings <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Welcome-back-Mike-Catron-Preston-White.html&amp;Itemid=113">here</a>. </div><div> </div><div>There were many birthday wishes for Gilbert on the web last Wednesday, this <a href="http://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-55th-birthday-gilbert-hernandez.html">one</a> by Sterg Botzakis doubles as a good capsule biography of the artist.</div><div> </div><div>We try not to repeat news from <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=APE-2012-Special-Guests-The-Hernandez-Bros.-Jim-Woodring.html&amp;Itemid=113">FlogBlog</a>, but they got a real scoop on the guest list of APE 2012. The San Francisco show will feature all three Hernandez brothers (well, there's more, but the ones that do comics!) in connection with their Love and Rockets 30th Anniversary tour. Sounds like a good Fall weekend for you northern California fans to get all your Los Bros 2012 releases signed.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/brubaker/statuses/161896711332167680">The Secret of My Success</a>: Ed Brubaker reveals his inspiration back in his LOWLIFE days.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/freenezwandring/statuses/163135356215111680">twitter</a>: @freenezwandring has just discovered Gilbert</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JorgeJaramilloV/statuses/163768828449394688">twitter</a>: @JorgeJaramilloV tweet links to a review of SLOTH in spanish</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/RoxanneYvonne/statuses/164254961419567105">twitter</a>: @RoxannneYvonne expresses her feelings for Gilbert</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/metaingrid/statuses/164269126829867008">twitter</a>: I don't know what this says, but she seems to have good taste in comics</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/edchoymoorman/statuses/164551221586305024">twitter</a>: facebook has destroyed Ed Choy Moorman's life</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/draculaderonda/statuses/164820595488456705">twitter</a>: not sure what this refers to, which means I'm either hopelessly out of touch with reality or it's about a DC comic</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/cartoonart/statuses/164895936844271616">twitter</a>: Cartoon Art Museum announces an exhibit in conjuction with the Love and Rockets 30th Anniversary this Fall. (the link is to facebook and may not work, by the way)</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/GCDcomics/statuses/165105969473396737">twitter:</a> @GCDcomics tweet links to their gallery of Gilbert Hernandez covers in honor of his birthday. highly recommended!</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/secretbean/statuses/165179937433718784">twitter</a>: I love this Sonia Harris description of Gilbert's BIRDLAND</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsfacts/statuses/165393337254289408">twitter</a>: we always support funny fake news about Los Bros</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/HineDavid/statuses/166579714322993152">twitter</a>: David Hine goes back to the eighties and RENEGADE ROMANCE #2</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LeBistrotduMidi/statuses/166178037371645952">twitter</a>: it's in French and it's got something to do with LOVE AND ROCKETS</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BrunoMarsPhils/statuses/165762341592510464">twitter</a>: Las Hermanas Hernandez???</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OctavioB_/statuses/165479931252449280">twitter</a>: Octavio Beares tweet links to his review of the LaCupula edition of Jaime's THE GHOST OF HOPPERS (nice repro of the cover to the LaCupula book)</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/TopAmazonProduc/statuses/166195426557558784">twitter</a>: Amazon new listing of Gilbert's forthcoming MEASLES collection THE ADVENTURES OF VENUS</div><div><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOVE-AND-ROCKETS-13-19-20-23-24-Los-Bros-Hernandez-FANTAGRAPHICS-Jaime/200710693419">ebay</a>: I don't have any experience with this seller, but look at that stack of LOVE AND ROCKETS from when I first started buying the title</div><div><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGGIE-from-LOVE-AND-ROCKETS-mini-print-SIGNED-JAIME-HERNANDEZ/330676449867#vi-desc">ebay</a>: rare bookplate by Jaime<br /> </div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-28980481465012594092012-02-03T10:43:00.000-06:002012-02-03T17:14:02.894-06:00Jack Jackson's American History Part 3: Comics Journal Resource Guide<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/jack-jackson-s-american-history-los-tejanos-lost-cause-feb.-2012-4.html">UPDATE:</a> The first volume of JACK JACKSON'S AMERICAN HISTORY has been tentatively rescheduled for April 2012. However, it is not listed in the distributors catalogue (linked to on the Fantagraphics home page) for titles previewed for April-August.</div><div> </div><div>Following is a listing of Jack Jackson's interviews, panel appearances, and a few reviews in THE COMICS JOURNAL late-lamented print edition (links provided to the issues still in print from the publisher, some material may be accessed through the tcj.com archive possibly):</div><div><br /></div><div>THE COMICS JOURNAL #61 (Winter 1981) "Tejano Cartoonist: An Interview with Jack Jackson" pages 100-102 104-111. Conducted 8-28-1981 by Bill Sherman. This is an in-depth exploration of Jaxon's earliest underground comics efforts through his transition to historical narratives. Here's the quote that may have given birth to Fantagraphics Books:</div><div> </div><div><blockquote>"[BILL] SHERMAN: Has the response [to the COMANCHE MOON graphic novel] been good enough at least to gaurantee a similar paperback package for the Sequin<br />books?<br />JACKSON: Not so far. I don't think sales have been enough to justify my<br />interest in pursuing it, frankly. I've been working on finishing the story-like<br />I did all that additional material for the Quanah Parker book-but I doubt if it<br />will be published. I'm just doing it for myself. Until that other market, that<br />straight market outside of regular underground readers, is tapped it probably<br />won't ever be published under one cover. In Germany they're interested in the<br />Seguin books, based on COMANCHE MOON's success over there. The book sells well<br />in Europe-they do it up in a real glossy package, too-but even good sales over<br />there is small compared to the normal underground market. They think in the<br />thousands instead of the tens-of-thousands." (pages 108-109)<br /></blockquote><br /></div><div>THE COMICS JOURNAL #70 (January 1982) "Fantagraphics Schedules Five New Books: Coming in 1982: Two X-Men Books, Kane's SAVAGE, and LOS TEJANOS" pages 14-15. Press release written by Dwight R. Decker. Quote pertaining to Jackson's LOS TEJANOS:</div><div><blockquote>"JACKSON'S HISTORICAL VOLUME: No firm release date has been set for Jack<br />(Jaxon) Jackson's LOS TEJANOS volume, but late Spring is considered<br />likely.<br />LOS TEJANOS will publish all of Jaxon's Texan history trilogy between two<br />covers. Parts I and II have already appeared separately as underground comics<br />from Last Gasp Comics, but Part III has never appeared before and will consist<br />of 32 pages of new material. The book will also include historical information<br />about the main character, Juan Seguin.<br />Gary Groth called LOS [TEJANOS] 'one of the most serious and ambitious<br />efforts ever attempted in the alternative press. When we heard that Jaxon was<br />finishing the trilogy, we contacted him immediately about publishing the entire<br />work in a single volume.<br />LOS TEJANOS will be over 120 pages long and is priced tentatively at<br />$7.95." (page 15)<br /></blockquote><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/14-the-comics-journal/196-tcj-magazine/fantagraphics/the-comics-journal-75.html">THE COMICS JOURNAL #75</a> (September 1982) "Gil Kane" pages 52-54 57-58 60-61. Speech given 6-11-1982 at the 1982 Dallas Fantasy Fair; "Jack Jackson" pages 75-76 78-80 82-84. Convention panel conducted by Gary Groth 6-10-1982 at the same 1982 Dallas Fantasy Fair.</div><div> </div><div><blockquote>"[This Gil Kane speech turned into a debate as Jack Jackson asked questions<br />from the audience, and promptly received a beatdown from the veteran]<br />"JACKSON: That was the thrust of my initial question to you. I don't think<br />I quite got that across. Do you see a person as they get more mature with their<br />style tending to simplify or going on down the technical proficiency<br />route?<br />"KANE: I seem to feel that what you're looking for is a justification for<br />your own approach. But my feeling is that I don't think it really matters. I<br />think it's amazing how some people...I'll give you an idea. My favorite artist<br />at this point is an artist, Giraud, who signs his work Moebius. I tend to think<br />he is the finest artist working today.<br />"JACKSON: Very simple stuff.<br />"KANE: Well, yes and no. When he's simple he's simple, and when he's not<br />simple, he's not simple. The point is that whatever he does, works.[...]<br /></blockquote>[And, this goes on for half a page. This is one of my favorite Jack Jackson appearances in The Journal, plus the Gary Groth interview-later in the issue-is hilarious as Mr. Groth is flabbergasted by Jack Jackson's saying he thinks he should give up historical graphic novels and go do JONAH HEX comics!] (page 58) </div><div><br /><?div><div>THE COMICS JOURNAL #100 (July 1985) "Jack Jackson" pages 111-114. Interview conducted by Gary Groth. This interview is illustrated with some real rarites: a photo of Jack and Tina Jackson at a book signing for LONG SHADOWS; an illustration from LOS MESTENOS; a panel from the then-unpublished "Why Do Texans Hate Yankees So Much?" (which looks suspiciously like a panel from LOST CAUSE); an unsourced fantasy illustration; and, a SingingTrees Dairy Goats t-shirt illustration. There's also an interesting discussion of missed opportunities where Mr. Groth and Jack Jackson discuss his short-lived Marvel Comics career illustrating for SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (short as in never-happened).</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/14-the-comics-journal/196-tcj-magazine/fantagraphics/the-comics-journal-144.html">THE COMICS JOURNAL #144</a> product page at fantagraphics.com list a Jack Jackson review of Jean Giraud's "Blueberry" graphic albums.</div><div><br /></div><div>THE COMICS JOURNAL #210 (February 1999) "The Top 100 (English-Language) Comics of the Century" "no. 95, LOS TEJANOS, 1982, Jack Jackson" page 38. 1/2 page entry written by Gary Groth.</div><div><br /></div><div>THE COMICS JOURNAL #213 (June 1999) "Beyond the Grid: Critique Revisited, Interview With Jack Jackson" pages 83-88. Interview conducted by Gary Groth.</div><div>"Lost Cause, Jack Jackson" pages 89-90. Review by Ron Evry (his Contributor Notes entry in this issue reads: "Ron Evry is a freelance writer and comics historian. In addition to writing on comics, sports, and computers for a wide range of magazines, he is the web page editor for the National Cartoonists' Society[...]"). The interview and review are in response to a September 18, 1998 Austin CHRONICLE review of LOST CAUSE by Michael Ventura and accompanying essay on John Wesley Hardin by Jesse Sublett, calling the book, it's main character, and Jackson racist. Jackson was given no chance to respond to this charge in the pages of The Austin CHRONICLE, so editor Gary Groth stepped up and not only let Jackson speak his mind, but commissioned a more fair and balanced review of the book.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-comics-journal-264.html">THE COMICS JOURNAL #264</a> (November 2004) "Underground Comix Publishers" pages 113-115. Interview conducted May 18, 1972 by Patrick Rosenkranz. </div><div>"Photo" page 113. 1972 photo of Jack Jackson taken by Patrick Rosenkranz.</div><div>[This is a quite detailed oral history of the origins and day to day workings of Rip Off Press as witnessed by Jackson.]</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-comics-journal-278.html">THE </a><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-comics-journal-278.html">COMICS JOURNAL #278</a></div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-comics-journal-278.html"></a><div> (October 2006) "Jack Jackson's Long Rough Ride Comes To An End" pages 20-26. Obituary/biography by Patrick Rosenkranz. There's a fascinating section describing how difficult it was for Jack Jackson to actually physically produce his life's work:</div><div><blockquote>"Drawing became slow and difficult as his hands became more crippled over<br />time. According to Jackson's son, 'He couldn't even hold his pen like most<br />people do. He had to hold it a different way, just out of his hand. It's amazing<br />how he did all that work. How he did what he did.'<br />"The artist explained, 'What happens is these muscles in your hands waste<br />away and your fingers get hooked and drawn and all of that. In bad cases you<br />won't even be able to juxtapose your thumb because the muscles atrophy so bad. I<br />had muscle transplants out there. They take muscles out of your lower arms and<br />sew them into your hands, in place of the ones that have gone away. It works<br />pretty well. It's one of those ordeals that you don't like to go through, but it<br />worked out OK.'<br />"[Michael] Priest said, 'To watch him draw was so astounding, because he<br />had to curl his four fingers around the pen staff and stab it inside this space<br />because he couldn't close his hands like we can close our hands. The most<br />astounding part was that he would do all lettering by hand and he didn't make<br />mistakes and there weren't any typos and the spacing was good and consistent.<br />But to watch Jackson cut Zipatone with an X-acto knife was just about the most<br />astounding thing. When talking about Jackson's drawing style, it's very<br />important to note that he used old-fashioned quill pens that you had to dip in<br />the ink just like everybody throughout the ages. He even turned me onto the nibs<br />he used that gave his lines that delicious tapering quality. It was also one of<br />the secrets of his lettering style.'" (page 24)<br /></blockquote>"Photo" page 20. photo of Jack, Tina, and Sam Jackson courtesy of Tina Jackson.</div><div>"A Tribute To Jaxon" pages 27-38. Interviews with Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Spain Rodriguez, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, Frank Stack, Bill Griffith, Leonard Rifas, and Victor Moscoso conducted by Gary Groth.</div><div><a href="http://www.comics.org/issue/358733/">"Rip Off Press: The Golden Era"</a> pages 29-32. 1988 comics story by Jack Jackson.</div><div>"Recurden Jack Jackson" pages 39-40. Memoir by Gary Groth.</div><div><a href="http://www.comics.org/issue/277096/">"Nits Make Lice"</a> pages 41-48. 1975 comics historical story by Jack Jackson.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-92111952994113686062012-01-30T23:04:00.000-06:002012-01-30T23:04:00.276-06:00Love and Rockets Links: Dark Horse Comics Spotlight<div><div><a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/801/matt-kindt-and-gilbert-hernandez-return-new-projec"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 300px; height: 446px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://images.darkhorse.com/darkhorse/index_images/blog/fatima.jpg" />image via</a> (c)2012 Gilbert Hernandez<br /><div><div><div>Though Gilbert Hernandez has spent the majority of his career at Fantagraphics Books, he has worked for many other comics companies in the past thirty years. Dark Horse Comics has published many of Gilbert's books, including GIRL CRAZY, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, CITIZEN REX, and various anthology stories. It was announced 1/13 that Gilbert will be doing another mini-series for Dark Horse this year titled, FATIMA: THE BLOOD SPINNERS. The first issue of this zombie-themed series will be out June 20, 2012, just in time for Comic Con International. original press release <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/801/matt-kindt-and-gilbert-hernandez-return-new-projec">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>A preview of the CITIZEN REX collection can be found on the Dark Horse website <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-592?page=0">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's an odd job: THE GUILD: VORK with <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/17-741?page=0">cover</a> only by Gilbert.</div><div><br /></div><div>The press release for the first slate of Dark Horse Originals back in November 2010 can be viewed <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/165/dark-horse-originals">here</a>. This included CITIZEN REX by Mario and Gilbert.</div><div><br /><div><div>Previews from individual issues of CITIZEN REX are still online: <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-586?page=0">1,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-587?page=0">2,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-588?page=0">3,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-589?page=0">4,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-590?page=0">5,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/15-591?page=0">6.</a> This series is not available for digital download.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gilbert's mini-series SPEAK OF THE DEVIL also has some previews still online: <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/14-567?page=0">1,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/14-568?page=0">2,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/14-570?page=0">4,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/14-571?page=0">5,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/14-572?page=0">6,</a> <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/14-573?page=0">collection.</a> The collection is still in print, while all the single issues are available for <a href="https://digital.darkhorse.com/profile/981.speak-of-the-devil-bundle/">digital download</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gilbert's first series from Dark Horse, GIRL CRAZY, is not available in print, digital download, or free preview. However, there is still a <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/47-213/Girl-Crazy-TPB">product page</a> posted on the Dark Horse website.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to Grand Comics Database, Gilbert's first published work for Dark Horse was in <a href="http://www.comics.org/issue/58534/">BETTIE PAGE COMICS 1</a> (March 1996), a six-page story co-written with Dave Stevens and drawn by Tony Meers. This issue also included promo material for his GIRL CRAZY series which debuted a few months later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Going way to a few years after LOVE &amp; ROCKETS started, Dark Horse has Los Bros Hernandez version of MISTER X back in print in an Archives hardcover-type format. Preview of three pages can be found <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/14-092?page=0">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>A not-so-old one is still online for free viewing: <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1087/Dark-Horse-Presents-No-24?part_num=3&amp;page=13">"Dreamstar"</a> by Gilbert from 2009 from MySPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dark Horse has been reprinting the work of the unjustly overlooked Jesse Marsh in it's hardcover TARZAN ARCHIVES: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS. Of interest to L&amp;R fans is Jesse Marsh is an early influence of Gilbert Hernandez, in the following preview pages you can still spot similarities in figure- and line-work between the two. Here are links to free previews of the ten volumes so far: <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-793?page=0">One</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-794?page=0">Two</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-795?page=0">Three</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-796?page=0">Four</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/15-797?page=0">Five</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/16-867?page=0">Six</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/17-170?page=0">Seven</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/17-171?page=0">Eight</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/17-550?page=0">Nine</a>, <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/17-302?page=0">Ten</a>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-34842589754010101592012-01-10T10:04:00.003-06:002012-01-10T11:22:03.287-06:00Love and Rockets Links: 1/10<div><a href="http://cbldf.org/homepage/spirit-of-giving-helps-raise-over-75000-for-cbldf/">charity:</a> Jaime donated items for the successful fundraising campaign over the holiday season for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.</div><div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Back-cover-for-Jaime-Hernandez-s-God-Science-Return-of-the-Ti-Girls.html&amp;Itemid=113">preview:</a> Kim Thompson provides us with a glimpse of the back cover to Jaime's much-anticipated GOD AND SCIENCE: THE RETURN OF THE TI-GIRLS.</div><div>Gilbert Gets Some, Love That Is: <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/01/i-generally-want-my-comics-to-feel-like-dreams-an-interview-with-michael-deforge/">Michael DeForge</a> influenced by, and <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/01/a-novel-approach-marjorie-liu-on-writing-novels-astonishing-x-men-and-other-matters/">Marjorie Liu</a> reading his POISON RIVER book.</div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HARDBACK-MODERN-SEX-JAIME-HERNANDEZ-VF_W0QQitemZ160713648073QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#vi-desc">ebay:</a> Here's a rare French editon of "Death of Speedy"-era Jaime LOCAS stories, titled MODERN SEX.</div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Zippo-Love-Rockets-Xiame-Jaime-Hernandez-fantagraphics_W0QQitemZ400268346554QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">ebay:</a> Here's a wild Zippo lighter with appropriated Jaime graphics. Great scans.</div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-PUNK-FLYER-NECROS-DR-KNOW-SIN-34-JAIME-HERNANDEZ-LOVE-ROCKETS-ART_W0QQitemZ130624799084QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">ebay:</a> Looks like no one bought this super-rare punk rock concert flyer supposedly by Jaime.</div><div> </div><div>*SPOTLIGHT ON TOM SPURGEON:</div><div>1. <a href="http://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=1567">"Deconstructing Comics Podcast #300: Jaime Hernandez"</a> Tom Spurgeon is interviewed by Tim and Kumar on the subject of Jaime Hernandez.</div><div>2. <a href="http://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=1743">"Deconstructing Comics Podcast #305: Gilbert Hernandez"</a> Tom Spurgeon is interviewed by Tim and Kumar on the subject of Gilbert Hernandez. (sorry if these links don't work)</div><div>3. I always enjoy Tom Spurgeon's "CR Holiday Interview" series, here's a <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/the_2011_2012_cr_holiday_interview_series_concludes/">link</a> that takes you to all of this year's entries. It's stunning to look at the full list and realize that back-in-the-day this would have been a whole year's worth of interviews in THE COMICS JOURNAL. The interview with Kim Thompson is especially recommended by us, as he's kind of the editor of LOVE AND ROCKETS (although Mr. Thompson makes it sound sound like he's Jimmy Olsen to Los Bros Perry White!).</div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-40750881968450007912011-12-13T11:29:00.000-06:002011-12-13T11:38:28.449-06:00Love and Rockets Links: Marble Season<div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/dqBlog/uploaded_images/MarbleSeasonFCBD.cover-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; height: 769px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/dqBlog/uploaded_images/MarbleSeasonFCBD.cover-web.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The big news since the last post is Gilbert publishing a future book with Canadian publisher Drawn &amp; Quarterly. <a href="http://drawnandquarterly.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html#2976755474115253702">Drawn and Quarterly 1,</a> <a href="http://drawnandquarterly.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html#8659384311147154631">Drawn and Quarterly 2 (above image via this link),</a> <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/drawn_and_quarterly_to_publish_gilbert_hernandezs_marble_season/">The Comics Reporter,</a> <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/12/dq-to-publish-gilbert-hernandezs-marble-season/">Comic Book Resources 1,</a> <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/12/fcbd-boom-launches-dune-bad-medicine-surfaces/">2,</a> <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a355357/drawn-and-quarterly-announces-gilbert-hernandezs-marble-season.html">Digital Spy,</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/news/ni19378605">Internet Movie Database,</a> <a href="http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/08/new-semi-autobiographical-gilbert-hernandez-book-due-from-dq/">The Beat.</a> <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gilbert-hernandez">Tumblr posts</a>: nebraska-admiral; mepresta; librairiedrawnandquarterly; and, entrecomics. Twitter blew up over the news, rather than link to what is basically the same sentiment retweeted ad infinitum, here is a list of people and entities that retweeted the news from <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DandQ/statuses/144787014749921282">D&amp;Q</a> and<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/statuses/144711180974424064"> The Comics Reporter</a> and others: Forbidden Planet International, Gert Meesters, Bryan Munn, John Linton Roberson, Russell Fox, Willdaves Machado, Chris Mautner, Entrecomics, Evan Harrison Cass, Box Brown, Vince Bonavoglia, Walter Biggins, Domitille Collardey, Christopher "Coop" Cooper, Gram M. Sigerdsawn, Heidi MacDonald, Eric Orchard, Ed Brubaker, Matthew J. Brady, Sequential, Jim Dougan, Dylan Horrocks, SMKFandom, Page 45, Graham Palm, Portal GHQ, Alexandre Nagado, Mohamed Namaka, Milena Azevedo, Robot 6, Nina Lords, Publisher Guide, Dirk Deppey, Comicbook.com, bestsellbooks, Kiana Wehinger, and Kirsten Harper. </div><div> </div><div>Congratulations to Gilbert Hernandez for finding another outlet for his prolific output, and, yet again, expanding the scope of his work. Some people have been suprised that MARBLE SEASON is not being published by Fantagraphics Books. Please remember <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&amp;art=a3dff7dd55575b">Joe Sacco</a>, <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&amp;art=a3dff7dd568fe0">Chris Ware</a>, <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&amp;art=a4b476dc1b0cf5">Dan Clowes</a>, and <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&amp;art=a45115c66edcb9">Charles Burns</a> have had projects published at (or gravitated toward) Drawn &amp; Quarterly after long publishing relationships with Fantagraphics. It is only logical that as Fantagraphics Books develops it's art book, classic comics strip reprint, and text novel lines that some of these graphic novel projects will be picked up by other quality publishers like D&amp;Q or Abrams. It's good news that there are more quality graphic novels being produced today than only a couple of publishers can handle.</div><div> </div><div>While waiting for MARBLE SEASON folks new to Gilbert's work might want to check out his "Kid Stuff Kids" series of one-pagers from LOVE AND ROCKETS V2#6 11 13 14 15 16, all reprinted in <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/10-contemporary/fantagraphics/852-love-and-rockets-book-23-luba-three-daughters.html">LUBA: THREE DAUGHTERS</a> or <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/576-gifts/572-quick-gift-ideas/fantagraphics/1569-luba.html">LUBA hardcover</a>.</div></div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-85010468175004993382011-12-06T10:00:00.001-06:002011-12-06T10:02:49.899-06:00Love and Rockets Links: 12/6<div><div><div><a href="http://www.salon.com/2011/11/30/tales_from_the_other_comic_con/">gossip:</a> Michael Dooley reports on the Long Beach Comic &amp; Horror Con and reveals where Jaime shops for comics.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/McKelvie/statuses/141809237545324544">gossip:</a> Jamie McKelvie tweets that Jaime Hernandez is left-handed.</div><div><a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Gilbert-Hernandez">biography:</a> NationMaster page on Gilbert Hernandez (interesting, but don't click any links).</div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/JAIME-HERNANDEZ-Y-SUS-NOTAS-NEGRAS-DE-LA-LAGUNA-POLKA-see-tracks-Tex-Mex-LP_W0QQitemZ260908107438QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">not Jaime:</a> But wouldn't it be cool if Jaime was the best comic book artist AND polka musician.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/godhed/statuses/141360769563504642">twitter:</a> Jerry G tweet reviews that PALOMAR hardcover.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/l_denmark/statuses/142626758628356099">twitter:</a> Lindsey Denmark tweet buys that chub HEARTBREAK SOUP collection.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Squeezegutalley/statuses/142913332125511680">twitter:</a> Nicolas Pillai tweet buys the same, for a good reason.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Antrero/statuses/143622331858829313">twitter:</a> Tor Ame Hegna comments on PW description of Gilbert. I, personally, think Gilbert Hernandez is the Gilbert Hernandez of comics, completely unique in every way.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Frauenfelder/statuses/141390836054233089">twitter:</a> Mark Frauenfelder tweet links (twinks?) to a Jordan Crane print of the cover to LOVE AND ROCKETS V1#24, or he would have if the link worked.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/GibsonTwist/statuses/141789854718631936">twitter:</a> Gibson Twist shout out to artistic influences Evan Dorkin, Jaime, and Dan DeCarlo.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/theseantcollins/statuses/141989073916141569">twitter:</a> I just wanted to type @theseantcollins, though this tweet does reference Jaime.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/theseantcollins/statuses/142680813715206145">twitter:</a> Dustin Falconer and Sean T. Collins are having the sort of conversation you only used to be able to overhear at a comic book shop.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Mexistentialist/statuses/142664087053144064">twitter:</a> Salvador Munoz links to Jaime's illustrations for the Criterion dvd DIVORCE, ITALIAN STYLE.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/chris_doherty/statuses/142707872395038720">twitter:</a> Chris Doherty links to another Jordan Crane post of Jaime's work this time that "Ghoul Man" mini-comic.</div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-73835844241960863572011-11-28T10:20:00.000-06:002011-11-28T12:37:07.279-06:00Love and Rockets Links: 11/28<div><div><div><div><a href="http://www.giantrobot.com/events/giant-robot-2-presents-post-its-7/">exhibition:</a> Giant Robot's seventh annual "Post its" show again features a contribution by Jaime. Show runs 12-10 through 12-29.</div><div><a href="http://madinkbeard.com/archives/what-makes-a-comic-great">essay:</a> Derek A Badman ponders "What Makes a Comic Great?" and includes Jaime's "Locas" as one general example at the end.</div><div><a href="http://silezukuk.tumblr.com/post/12679915408">illustration:</a> silez + ukuk, on tumblr, post an amazing full-figure woman wrestler drawing by Jaime.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/23/adam-huntley-art/">influences:</a> comics alliance has a portfolio of work by Adam Huntley who cites Jaime as an influence.</div><div><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/best-of-comics-2011-an-open-call-to-nominate-your-favorite-books/2011/11/23/gIQAeTOZqN_blog.html">lists:</a> Michael Cavna @ The Washington Post calls for nominations for the best comics of 2011, he mentions LRNS#4 as an example.</div><div><a href="http://rubyvroom.tumblr.com/post/13381234313/fantagraphics-jaime-hernandez">tumblr:</a> Dry The Rain (liz velrene?) posts a very early Love and Rockets Volume 1 cover, which is loved by many, many others on the net.</div><div><a href="http://henryjenkins.org/2011/11/comics_and_graphic_storytellin.html">academia:</a> "Comics and Graphic Storytelling: A Sample Syllabus" by Harry Jenkins, includes "Heartbreak Soup" and "100 Rooms" as course work.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?Order=Date&amp;Page=1&amp;GSub=123331">original art:</a> Albert Moy displays some nice early Volume 1 pages by Gilbert.</div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/GILBERT-HERNANDEZ-Love-Rockets-ORIGINAL-ART-Luba_W0QQitemZ360412612092QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#vi-desc">original art:</a> So, page one of Gilbert's "Heartbreak Soup" is on display above, while here we have Scott Eder on eBay selling page 17! Check out the never before published page on the back of the original art.</div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-LOVE-AND-ROCKETS-Jaime-Hernandez-MAGGIE-HOPEY-t-shirt-SIZE-X-LARGE_W0QQitemZ180757214622QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#vi-desc">ebay:</a> I've never seen this Maggie &amp; Hopey t-shirt before, very cool and color too.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/UnravThreads/statuses/139025757635747840">twitter:</a> Kathryn tweet review of Jaime's contribution to CBGB</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/coldesire/statuses/139912610916212736">twitter:</a> Salma tweet review of Jaime's Maggie the Mechanic chub collection</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/PAbloUatu/statuses/140847519084199936">twitter:</a> PAblo Uatu links to a post of the Jaime cd cover "Flaming Burnout: An Estrus Benefit"</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jooniebabe/statuses/140893132236652545">twitter:</a> Chan Clementine, a Brit Love and Rockets fan evidently, enthuses about The Art of Jaime Hernandez.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jooniebabe/statuses/140893733091680257">twitter:</a> Chan Clementine doesn't know who Jaime is but likes his art anyway, I've been there also about 25 years ago.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/drcomics/statuses/140926713902276610">twitter:</a> Doctor Comics links to an academic essay by Tony Venezia "California Gothic: Jaime Hernandez's Ghost of Hoppers."</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/alex_segura/statuses/132490601429082114">twitter:</a> Alex Segura (Executive Director of Publicity and Marketing for Archie Comics) links to his posting of the covers to Love and Rockets Volume 1 1-9.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/charlesgrocery/statuses/135789810458689536">twitter:</a> Johnny Gabes hates Gilbert's "Scarlet by Starlight" in LRNS#4. Go for it!</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JahFurry/statuses/136914022321758210">twitter:</a> Jeff Newelt recommends Gilbert's YEAH! collection.</div></div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-63608898659851622372011-11-18T09:46:00.004-06:002011-11-18T12:23:20.123-06:00New and Upcoming Jaime and Gilbert Books<div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-library-the-locas-collection-6.html">LOVE AND ROCKETS LIBRARY: THE LOCAS COLLECTION</a> is a boxed set of five 7.5 x 9.25 inch collections of Jaime's work from "Love and Rockets Volume One and Two" "Penny Century" and "Whoa Nellie." A great way to quickly access most of Jaime's Locas stories, on sale by the way.</div><div>THE ADVENTURES OF VENUS (June 2012, Fantagraphics Spring/Summer distributor catalog) reprints all the previously uncollected "Venus" stories from Gilbert's late, lamented "Measles" anthology. Includes a new "Venus" story. 104 page 7 x 7 inch hardcover.</div><div>GOD AND SCIENCE: RETURN OF THE TI-GIRLS (July 2012, Fantagraphics Spring/Summer distributor catalog) reprints the "Ti-Girls" stories from "Love and Rockets New Stories 1 + 2" as well as an astonishing 30-new pages of stories and covers. 144 page full-size hardcover.</div><div>FBI-MINI #4 "Before Love and Rockets" (available now) is a premium mini-comic you can request when ordering any "Love and Rockets" book. It contains several late 70s/1980 era posters by Jaime and an "Inez" story by Gilbert, originally published in "Love and Rockets Sketchbook Volume 1." (from THE FANTAGRAPHICS ULTIMATE CATALOG OF COMICS Winter 2012)</div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-40009151807899318932011-11-09T10:52:00.005-06:002011-11-10T11:10:24.790-06:00The L&M Reader's Guide to Love and Rockets<div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-library-locas-book-1-maggie-the-mechanic-4.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 500px; height: 621px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/bookcover_maggs1.jpg" />"Maggie vs. Maniakk" and "100 Rooms" via</a></div><div> </div><div>For those who like "Ti-Girls Adventures Number 34" try:</div><div>Jaime's "Maggie vs. Maniakk" in LOVE AND ROCKETS #3 (1983) is a hilarious fantasy in which Maggie finds Ultimax on skid row and becomes his sidekick, G0-G0 Girl. They finally go into battle with Maniakk and Ultimax prevails, sort of. The great part about this story (apart from the insane art!) is it's told by Maggie to a group of her friends, and each has their own reaction to Maggie's tale.<br /></div><div>For those who want to read early Jaime, but are put off by sci-fi elements of "Mechanics" try:</div><div>One of Jaime's early epics was "100 Rooms" in LOVE AND ROCKETS #4 (1983) about Maggie and Hoppy staying with Penny Century in H.R. Costigan's mansion, ostensibly so Maggie can borrow some money for her dream boots. The main feature is of course Jaime's awesome party sequence, peopled with all sorts of odd creatures and some superheroes. This story is very character driven like later "Locas" stories, with Maggie having an affair with a mysterious man, but declaring her love for Hopey at the end of the story. With Jaime's, still developing, sophisticated storytelling we are left with only the expression on Hopey's face (who's hiding around the corner) to figure out her true feelings for Maggie (expanded version page 30, panel 7).<br /></div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-vol.-ii-16-2.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 145px; height: 224px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=bookcover_lr2.16.jpg&amp;newxsize=145&amp;newysize=&amp;fileout=" />Love and Rockets Volume Two #16 via<br /></a><div><div>For those who like "The Love Bunglers" try:</div><div>In LOVE AND ROCKETS VOLUME TWO Ray, for the first time in many years it seems, encounters Maggie at a bar while in pursuit of Frogmouth. Excerpt from "Life Through Whispers" (LRV2 #11 page 2, panels 5 + 6):</div><div> </div><div align="left"><blockquote><div align="left">"[...]So then, I'm not two feet from the exit and blam! There<br />it is. My heart jolted but I still managed to make it outside"</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">"Damn, was it really her? Was it Maggie? Maggie with different<br />hair? What the hell was she doing here? Well, I know she knows Doyle, but...does<br />she know Vivian, too? Fuck, did she notice me? She looked right at me! My God,<br />what's next?"</div><div align="left"> </div></blockquote></div><div>Ray then very briefly reunites with Maggie through Frogmouth and Angel in the stories "Near Mint" and "Fine to Very Fine" (LRV2#15 and #16). Ray goes to a comics convention with Frogmouth in the first story and runs into Angel and Maggie, the second story continues as Ray spends the evening with Angel and Maggie at a couple of after-con parties. Ray's night ends on a sad notes as he leaves Maggie and goes back into the party (LRV2#16, page 6 panel 4):</div><div> </div><div align="justify"><blockquote><div align="justify">"I went back into the party feelin' pretty fuckin' good.<br />That is, until I realized I never got any contact info from Maggie. In an<br />instant, I was back to my pissy, cynical self all over again."</div><div align="justify"> </div></blockquote></div><div>And, that's how Jaime left Ray's short encounter with Maggie in LOVE AND ROCKETS VOLUME TWO. </div><div> </div><div>I hope this helps some of you newer readers pick out a quick starting point, as all of Jaime's LOVE AND ROCKETS, WHOA NELLIE, and PENNY CENTURY stories are now in print in those chubby <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-library-new-collections-3.html">LOVE AND ROCKETS LIBRARY editions</a>. I'll put out future installments of this guide if time or interest warrants.</div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-24833730322036868472011-10-21T10:20:00.004-05:002011-10-24T09:48:33.181-05:00Love and Rockets Links: 10/24<div><div>Commentary and Criticism on Jaime in Love and Rockets New Stories 4:</div><div>"Your Wednesday Sequence 29/Jaime Hernandez" by <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/your-wednesday-sequence-29-jaime-hernandez/">Matt Seneca</a></div><div>"Go Read: The Comics Journal Profiles Jaime Hernandez" by <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/go_read_the_comics_journal_profiles_jaime_hernandez/">Tom Spurgeon</a></div><div>"The Best: Jaime Hernandez's 'The Love Bunglers'" by <a href="http://www.tcj.com/he-broke-into-your-house-jaime-hernandezs-the-love-bunglers/">Dan Nadel</a></div><div>"Frank Santoro and Adrian Tomine on 'The Love Bunglers'" by <a href="http://www.tcj.com/frank-santoro-and-adrian-tomine-on-the-love-bunglers/">Frank and Adrian</a></div><div>"Everybody's Talking About Jaime Hernandez and Love and Rockets New Stories #4" by <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/everybodys-talking-about-jaime-hernandez-and-love-and-rockets-new-stories-4/">Sean T. Collins</a></div><div>"Quote of the Day: Bad Comics Are the Disease, Jaime Hernandez is the Cure" by <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/quote-of-the-day-bad-comics-are-the-disease-jaime-hernandez-is-the-cure/">Sean T. Collins</a></div><div>"You've Come a Long Way, Jaime..." by <a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/youve-come-a-long-way-jaime-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-and-rockets/">Sean T. Collins</a></div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/random_comics_news_story_round_up102411/">Tom Spurgeon</a> comments on the last article</div><div> </div><div>Buy The Book Already! <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&amp;flypage=shop.flypage&amp;product_id=2033&amp;category_id=405&amp;manufacturer_id=0&amp;option=com_virtuemart&amp;Itemid=62">Fantagraphics</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Rockets-New-Stories-Vol/dp/1606994905/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319212929&amp;sr=1-1">Amazon.com</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-and-rockets-gilbert-hernandez/1100054414?ean=9781606994900&amp;itm=1&amp;usri=love%2band%2brockets%2bnew%2bstories">Barnes and Noble</a></div><div> </div><div>We are taking a break see you sometime in November.</div><div> </div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-56089646940991976852011-10-17T23:05:00.003-05:002011-10-17T23:05:00.948-05:00Love and Rockets Links: 10/17<div><div><div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Love-and-Rockets-XL-T-Shirt-Jaime-and-Gilbert-Hernandez_W0QQitemZ290620940968QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">ebay:</a> Jaime t-shirt with Damachers image.</div><div><a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gilbert-hernandez?before=1316426255">tumblr:</a> Gilbert tagged on tumblr. w/some adult images posted.</div><div><a href="http://www.examiner.com/japanese-culture-in-new-york/interview-with-cartoonist-adam-pasion-on-aftershock-and-sundogs">influences:</a> Adam Pasion cites Gilbert and Love and Rockets as influences on his art.</div><div><a href="http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/tag/gilbert-hernandez/">review:</a> Elizabeth Bird reviews Nursery Rhyme Comics, and I was suprised to see Gilbert contributes to this one, also.</div><div><a href="http://ifanboy.com/botm/book-of-the-month-love-and-rockets-new-stories-4/">review:</a> Ron Richards @ iFanboy reviews L&amp;RNS 4.</div><div><a href="http://comiczine-fa.com/?p=5225">review:</a> Tony Keen @ FA Online reviews L&amp;RNS 4.</div><div>Happy Birthday Jaime: <a href="http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/11280697355/jaimehbday">DC Women Kicking Ass</a></div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fylovenrockets/statuses/123526733214400513">twitter:</a> Skyla quotes Gilbert from THE COMICS JOURNAL 178.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fylovenrockets/statuses/124074707946455040">twitter:</a> Skyla gives us a link to Jaime's twitter account, for us non-tweets.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CosmicComicsLV/statuses/124941786761277440">twitter:</a> Gilbert's at the Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival, November 5.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/XaviRamiro/statuses/125380086911336449">twitter:</a> Xavi Romiro tweet reviews the PALOMAR hardcover</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/bboyspodcast/statuses/125604140666732544">twitter:</a> @bboyspodcast find out Gilbert is nice guy, so much for his chances of getting into Curmudgeon Hall of Fame.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fantagraphics/statuses/123934743829028864">twitter:</a> Aben Maler retweeted by Fantagraphics, my head is spinning.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/streetecnik/statuses/124603446862151680">twitter:</a> streetecnik pictures The Girls From HOPPERS</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Original Art Spotlight:</div><div>ebay: Gilbert's Iron Man <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-IRON-MAN-DRAWING-by-LOVE-AND-ROCKETS-GILBERT-HERNANDEZ_W0QQitemZ260873853037QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">1</a> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/GILBERT-HERNANDEZ-STRANGE-TALES-ORIGINAL-ART-IRON-MAN_W0QQitemZ110751431944QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">2</a></div><div>Scott Eder Gallery: <a href="http://www.scotteder.com/ArtistGalleryRoom.asp?ArtistId=766&amp;details=1">Gilbert two covers;</a> <a href="http://www.scotteder.com/ArtistGalleryRoom.asp?ArtistId=736&amp;details=1">Jaime eight covers, illustrations, and a poster</a>.</div><div>Comic Art Fans: <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/comic-artists/jaime_hernandez.asp">Jaime gallery containing 51 pieces;</a> <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/searchresult.asp?PM=1&amp;txtSearch=gilbert+hernandez&amp;Order=&amp;PI=54">Gilbert search of site contains 130 pieces,</a> <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=206429&amp;GSub=31592">and 6 pieces from Mario, as well</a>.</div><div>Albert Moy Comic Art: Jaime <a href="http://www.albertmoy.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=9616&amp;ArtistId=729&amp;Details=0&amp;From=TDetail&amp;Mag=Anything+Goes">1,</a> <a href="http://www.albertmoy.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=9218&amp;ArtistId=729&amp;Details=0&amp;From=TDetail&amp;Mag=Love+and+Rockets">2,</a> <a href="http://www.albertmoy.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=8702&amp;ArtistId=729&amp;Details=0&amp;From=TDetail&amp;Mag=Love+and+Rockets">3,</a> <a href="http://www.albertmoy.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=9617&amp;ArtistId=729&amp;Details=0&amp;From=TDetail&amp;Mag=Mr%2E+X">4,</a> <a href="http://www.albertmoy.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=9618&amp;ArtistId=729&amp;Details=0&amp;From=TDetail&amp;Mag=Vortex">5.</a></div><div>Romitaman: <a href="http://www.romitaman.com/featured.asp?Piece=12314">Jaime MISTER X 1 page 6</a>.</div><div>Fantagraphics Flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/2368409210/">Jaime's Ti-Girls LRNS 1</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/sets/72157623554985058/with/4446362184/">Gilbert 19+ pieces @ Fantagraphics Bookstore &amp; Gallery March 13, 2010,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/3796576938/in/set-72157622022010998">Gilbert's THE TROUBLEMAKERS,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/3523192889/in/set-72157622022010998">Gilbert's Hypnotwist LRNS2,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/4047580062/in/set-72157622022010998">Gilbert's Wonder Woman,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/4047578120/in/set-72157622022010998">Jaime's Wonder Woman,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantagraphics/3416650295/in/set-72157622022010998">Jaime artwork @ Fantagraphics Bookstore &amp; Gallery April 4, 2009</a>. I've posted most of these before, but they sure are fun to look at!</div><div>twitpic: <a href="http://twitpic.com/3wnmna">squidita</a> <a href="http://twitpic.com/3wnio6">posts</a> detail of some "Death of Speedy"-era Jaime art. via FlogBlog</div><div>Illustration Art Gallery: <a href="http://www.illustrationartgallery.co.uk/acatalog/info_HernandezLR2.html">Amazing early "Mechanics" page by Jaime.</a></div></div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-53270538793311874932011-10-10T10:27:00.003-05:002011-10-11T12:37:53.073-05:00Love and Rockets Links: 10/10<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://abenmaler.dk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/speedy-forside1-244x300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 244px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://abenmaler.dk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/speedy-forside1-244x300.jpg" /></a>image <a href="http://abenmaler.dk/2011/10/02/speedy-ortiz-dør/">via</a><br /><div><a href="http://library.vcu.edu/blog/news/2011/09/los-bros-hernandez-exhibit-mar.html">Hispanic Heritage Month:</a> Virginia Commonwealth University has been hosting an exhibit of Los Bros Hernandez (Mario, included) publications at their James Branch Cabell Library (it says a display case on the fourth floor, to be exact).</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/05/nursery-rhyme-comics-kate-beaton-mike-mignola/">preview:</a> thanks to Comics Alliance here's Jaime's (color!) contribution to First Second's NURSERY RHYME COMICS.</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150219938398069.338994.6356648068&amp;type=1">preview:</a> Fantagraphics posts a story from Jaime's ESPERANZA collection on facebook.</div><div><a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/shelf-porn-bookshelves-from-brooklyn/">shelf porn:</a> Jaime's VILLAGE VOICE cover on Greg Farrell's wall courtesy CBR.</div><div><a href="http://crayonblood.blogspot.com/2011/09/fightfight-shirt-design.html">not Jaime Hernandez:</a> I love this gruesome t-shirt design by another artist named Jaime Hernandez.</div><div><a href="http://guy.com/2011/10/05/comics-and-graphic-novels-the-new-52-dc-comics-relaunch-part-4/">commentary:</a> Rob Gonsalves at guy.com discusses LOVE &amp; ROCKETS in relation to superhero comics in general and the DC 52.</div><div><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=APE-Briefly.html&amp;Itemid=113">APE:</a> Eric Reynolds saw Mario Hernandez at the 2011 Alternative Press Expo.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/statuses/123380378500214784">twitter:</a> Tom Spurgeon (Comics Reporter) tweets birthday wishes to JAIME HERNANDEZ (on 10/10 if you're reading this sometime other than today). </div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AbenMaler/statuses/123437884089974784">twitter:</a> Here's another birthday wish for Jaime, this one from publisher Aben Maler (I can't actually read danish, so here's hoping this isn't an invoice for 52 copies of their new L&amp;R collection).</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AbenMaler/statuses/120816354961010688">twitter</a>: Danish publisher Aben Maler has published a collection of Jaime's "Death of Speedy"-era stories. cover pictured above.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/johnschork/statuses/121512253026598912">twitter:</a> John Schork writes a twitter-review of Gilbert's LUBA hardcover.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mattseneca/statuses/121105264773566464">twitter:</a> Matt Seneca tweets a link to his in-depth analysis of an early Jaime story, "Hopey."</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Mexistentialist/statuses/121593081555460096">twitter:</a> Salvador Munoz tweets a link to a very popular photo of Los Bros Hernandez (originally taken by Patrick Rosenkranz?).</div><div><a href="http://www.paulgravett.com/index.php/1001_comics/index">Paul Gravett:</a> this is his site for extra information on his 1001 COMICS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE book, both Jaime and Gilbert are listed in the creators index.</div><div> </div><div>"Comics, Creativity, and Culture : International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives" in Iowa Spotlight:</div><div>University of Iowa <a href="http://international.uiowa.edu/comics/">page</a> with list of all events from the CCCII weekend, includes links to five related articles.</div><div><a href="https://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Iowa-Celebrates-the-Literature-of-Comics.html&amp;Itemid=113">Janice Headley</a> presents a comprehensive rundown of events at and around the University of Iowa this past weekend. </div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iowaart/sets/72157626910688368/with/6025755067/">Flickr</a> set of pieces from the "Graphic Language: The Art and Language of Comics" exhibition at the Black Box Theatre in the Iowa Memorial Union.</div><div><a href="http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/10/06/Arts/25275.html">Samantha Gentry</a> of the Daily Iowan reports Thursday on the comics-related events at UofI.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jccabel/statuses/122490168690225153">Jessica Abel</a> tweets from Iowa on October 7.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/PoeticsHeretic/statuses/122829571497267200">Jen Shook</a> tweets from Jaime and Gilbert's keynote speech October 8.</div><div>more links will be posted in future "links" posts if I come across any.</div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-77443056065032079672011-10-02T19:09:00.003-05:002011-10-02T21:40:52.619-05:00Love and Rockets Links: 10/3<div><div><font color="#ffcc00">IOWA:</font> A University of Iowa gallery showing of comics art, including work by Gilbert Hernandez, called "Graphic Language: The Art and Literature of Comics" is running at the Black Box Theatre at the Iowa Memorial Union, September 24-December 11. This is in conjunction with the symposium of October 6-8 "Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives" where Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez are among the keynote speakers. information from <a href="http://fyi.uiowa.edu/09/26/graphic-language-reception/">here</a>.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicbookbackissues.net/gilbert-hernandez/">Here's</a> a nicely constructed sales page, centered around Gilbert's recent books, for some enterprise called Comic Book Back Issues. I don't endorse this site (whatever it may be) but the addition of a short, old video clip of Gilbert and a picture of him signing one of his books is a nice touch.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Comicgate/statuses/119418818064957440">twitter:</a> comicgate.de plugs Jaime and others in STRANGE TALES II trade paperback in german <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/wordnerdy/statuses/119498640803905537">twitter:</a> Alicia K. is cryin' over Jaime's newest Locas story</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/serielin/statuses/119844535433039872">twitter:</a> Elin Bjurvald thinks Jaime is the greatest living cartoonist (add "one of the..." and I'd agree with that one)</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/SpandexComic/statuses/120183821328056321">twitter:</a> Spandex comic (great background art, btw) says Jaime is their God. God says please buy 100 copies of L&amp;R:NS #4 in tribute. </div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ItalianPoster/statuses/120435768190709760">twitter:</a> Francesco Ciaponi tweets a link to a BoingBoing post of Jordan Crane's silkscreen poster of Jaime's L&amp;R cover, the post includes a ton of links to previous Jaime Hernandez-themed BoingBoing posts. </div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LostCaterpillar/statuses/118738851912105985">twitter:</a> finally, some love for Gilberto, as Lost Caterpillar is rereading that great PALOMAR hardcover.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Zombustudio/statuses/120243129940054016">twitter:</a> Carlos continues the praise-a-thon for Gilbert's L&amp;R:NS #4 and CITIZEN REX collection.</div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-25384588419863478322011-10-01T10:38:00.002-05:002011-10-02T19:09:32.634-05:00Jack Jackson's American History Part 2: Hall of Fame<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/eisners/eisners11_sm.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 128px; height: 273px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/eisners/eisners11_sm.gif" /></a><br /><div>I was so excited about the new Fantagraphics Books Jack Jackson reprint series that I completely overlooked the fact Mr. Jackson was elected by <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_11halloffame.php">judge's choice</a> into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame along with Ernie Bushmiller, Lynd Ward, and Mart Nodell (the judges for the Eisner Awards in 2011 were Ned Cato, Karen Green, Andy Helfer, Rich Johnson, and Chris Powell). The induction ceremonies for these, and the other four generally-elected members, were at Comic-Con International just a few short months ago. Mr. Jackson's son, Sam, is <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.php">reported</a> to have accepted the honor for his late father.</div><div> </div><div>Past Eisner Hall of Fame inductees from the underground comix scene are: Robert Crumb (1991) and Art Spiegelman (1999). That's it unless you want to count Vaughn Bode (2006) or Harvey Pekar (2011). </div><div> </div><div>image <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_11nom.php">via</a> (c)2011 Comic-Con International</div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-4903279611737282212011-09-26T00:52:00.001-05:002011-09-26T00:53:17.846-05:00Love and Rockets Links: 9/26<div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.entrecomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tapa1170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 250px; height: 353px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.entrecomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tapa1170.jpg" /></a>image <a href="http://www.entrecomics.com/?p=60900">via</a><br /><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/runpaintrunrun/statuses/116249180174954496">twitter:</a> Ella Wredenfors encounters severe health difficulties due to Fantagraphics Jaime tweets. </div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/status/116237856900526080">twitter1,</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/status/116241312793116672">twitter2,</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/status/116242380671299584">twitter3,</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/comicsreporter/status/116242981622792192">twitter4:</a> Tom Spurgeon invites masochistic flagellation while enraptured by Jaime's newest work.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mrphoenix/statuses/116640436596121600">twitter:</a> Woodrow Phoenix continues the Jaime lovefest with a link to a VILLAGE VOICE article from last year.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AdriOfTheDead/statuses/116716030243520512">twitter:</a> Adri tweets a link to some great Jaime art they posted on tumblr.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LaCupulaComic/statuses/116923620625887233">twitter:</a> @LaCupulaComic links to their foreign edition of PENNY CENTURY with enthusiastic accompanying text and full color cover image (one of my favorite Penny drawings, by the way).</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Earinc/status/117038678571892737">twitter:</a> @Earinc (aka Eric Reynolds) critique of the new DC comics while continuing our parade of praise for Jaime.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fylovenrockets/statuses/117495750476308480">twitter:</a> @fylovenrockets with more love for Jaime's new work</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/xaimeh/status/114053769184030720">twitter:</a> Jaime Hernandez tweets about Dylan Williams.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/in_an_attempt_not_to_end_the_week_on_humping_superheroes/">review:</a> short review of Jaime's contribution to LOVE AND ROCKETS: NEW STORIES 4 by Tom Spurgeon.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/20/dont-ask-just-buy-it-september-21-2011/">review:</a> Douglas Wolk writes three sentences about L&amp;R:NS #4 for Comics Alliance.</div><div><a href="http://www.dharbin.com/blog/a-brief-word-about-sketchbooks-and-manners/">crabby artists at conventions:</a> this is a great behind-the-scenes type post by Dustin Harbin about themed-sketchbooks at conventions. Jaime is mentioned briefly as a contributor to one of these.</div><div><a href="http://www.tcj.com/beto-versus-cf-layout-workbook-12/">TCJ:</a> Frank Santoro talks margins, comparing Gilbert Hernandez and CF. A truly unique perspective on these two artists.</div><div><a href="http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20110922/OPINION02/109220309/Comics-studied-UI-?odyssey=nav%7Chead">IOWA:</a> Corey K. Creekmur opinion-piece for the Iowa Press-Citizen on the upcoming comics-related events at/around the University of Iowa. Both Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez are slated to appear as keynote speakers at the "Comics, Creativity, and Culture" symposium.</div><div><a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2011/09/23/meet-a-visiting-cartoonist-a-chat-with-george-oconnor/">influences:</a> Mike Rhode interviews graphic novelist George O'Connor for the Washington City Paper. O'Connor, author of JOURNEY INTO MOHAWK COUNTRY, names Jaime as one of his influences.</div><div><a href="http://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Jaime_Hernandez_5753362/?d=1">mugshot:</a> Bizarro Jaime's been bad</div><div><a href="http://www.arrestcentral.com/gilbert-hernandez/">mugshot:</a> so's this Gilbert dude (persons who are not Los Bros Hernandez but have the same names are innocent until proven guilty)</div><div> </div><div>Love and Rockets fan art spotlight (inspired by/stolen from <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Things-to-See-Re-Covered-Re-Paneled-Rebooted.html&amp;Itemid=113">this mike baehr post</a>):</div><div><a href="http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/anthony-vukojevich-covers-love-and.html">Anthony Vukojevich Covers LOVE AND ROCKETS 1;</a> <a href="http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/sarah-blum-covers-love-and-rockets-27.html">Sarah Blum Covers LOVE AND ROCKETS 27;</a> <a href="http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/kg-covers-love-and-rockets-23.html">KG Covers LOVE AND ROCKETS 23;</a> <a href="http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/anthony-vukojevich-covers-birdland.html">Anthony Vukojevich Covers BIRDLAND V2#1;</a> <a href="http://repaneled.blogspot.com/2010/11/derek-van-gieson-repanels-locas.html">Derek Van Gieson repanels LOCAS;</a> <a href="http://repaneled.blogspot.com/2010/11/derek-van-gieson-repanels-new-love-2.html">Derek Van Gieson repanels NEW LOVE #2;</a> <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/01/love-rockets-reboot-comic/">LOVE AND ROCKETS #1 As a Femme Fatale Supergroup by Kevin Mellon;</a></div></div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096813680780333915.post-72985309490871733942011-09-13T08:36:00.005-05:002011-09-19T10:47:17.428-05:00Love and Rockets Links: 9/19<div><div><div>LOVE AND ROCKETS: NEW STORIES #4 is in stock and available for ordering. <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/love-and-rockets-new-stories-4-pre-order-14.html?vmcchk=1">product page</a></div><div> </div><div>Jaime will have a story in the Alison Bechdel-edited BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2011. <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/fall-lit-picks-bechdel-clowes-women-voices/Content?oid=4624443">chicago reader</a></div><div>Jaime's "Top 10 Criterion Collection Titles" is like a movie mixtape from the master. <a href="http://www.criterionco.com/explore/64-jaime-hernandezs-top-10">here</a></div><div>Photo of Jaime at Bergen St. Comics signing courtesy of Will Hines on <a href="http://williebhines.tumblr.com/post/10113186888/jaime-hernandez-at-bergen-st-comics-saturday">tumblr</a>.</div><div> </div><div>IOWA: "Symposium on 'Comics, Creativity, and Culture: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives" at the University of Iowa, October 5-8. <a href="http://international.uiowa.edu/design/content_documents/comics-bios.pdf">pdf</a> bios of participants including Gilbert and Jaime.</div><div>IOWA: John Porcellino <a href="http://johnporcellino.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-2011-tour-dates.html">blog</a> post on the above event in which he is also participating.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/GRIP-Promo-poster-Gilbert-Hernandez-11-x-16-Unused_W0QQitemZ120772730501QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101">ebay:</a> a rare, to me at least, promo poster for the unjustly-overlooked Gilbert series, GRIP.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ComicsFilm/statuses/115529298277974018">twitter:</a> @ComicsFilm posts a link to Sean T. Collins' review of the new L&amp;R.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/copcomco/statuses/115107254516195328">twitter:</a> @copcomco (i.e. Copacetic Comics) links to their facebook posting on the new L&amp;R.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Brian_Evinou/statuses/114915820764794880">twitter:</a> @Brian_Evinou links to a video of Gary Groth interviewing Jaime at SPX 2010. Hey, it's new to me.</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/pivic/statuses/115749839664463872">twitter:</a> @pivic gives us a twitter review of Gilbert's Palomar (hardcover).</div><div> </div><div>Comics Reporter Archives Spotlight:</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/1807/">"Comics for Kids" 1997</a> A long essay on all-ages comics from a mid-90s perspective. The quote "(Rumor has it that one major alternative cartoonist may edit an all-ages anthology beginning next year )" may refer to the Gilbert Hernandez-edited <a href="http://www.comics.org/issue/554597/cover/4/">MEASLES</a> anthology that began in 1998. The first issue featured all-ages stories by these alternative cartoonists: Gilbert's "Venus"; Jim Woodring; Steven Weissman; Lewis Trondheim; and Mario Hernandez.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/39/">"Five For Friday#5: Alt-Comics" 2004</a> Palomar by Gilbert listed by Tom Spurgeon in this early installment of our favorite CR feature.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/714/">"A Top 40 For 2004" 2005</a> Another early installment of a CR tradition, many Los Bros. works on this one (extra credit for picking a Joel Orff book!).</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/714/">"The Five Worst Gateway Comics" 2006</a> This has nothing to do with the Hernandez Brothers, but has got to be one of the funniest posts I've ever read on CR.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/9388/">"CCI's Con Programming, Reduced To Comics Offerings" 2007</a> This was the 25th Anniversary of LOVE AND ROCKETS with spotlight panels featuring Jaime and Gilbert. </div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/15554/">"CR Sunday Feature: The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs" 2008</a> It's true, and of course L&amp;R is on there.</div><div><a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/22548/">"TCJ Subscriber Letter (Big)" 2009</a> I may have cried when I read this on CR, nice old "Mechanics" panel by Jaime for an illustration.</div><div>BONUS: <a href="http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/35/">"Five For Friday #1: Snapshot" 2004</a> The, perhaps, inauspicious debut of this long-running CR feature.</div><div> </div></div></div>g_usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516000440174902168noreply@blogger.com0